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bryanlarsen on April 20, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Cali...

Have you run the numbers on that? It takes 10 years to grow a tree. How many trees does it take to sequester gigatonnes of CO2? Some trees are useful, that many trees aren't.

WalterBright on April 20, 2023 [–]

> How many trees does it take to sequester gigatonnes of CO2?

Are you saying biofuels are not only ineffective at reducing CO2 emissions, but impractical as well?

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